James Montgomery

Abt 1752 - Abt 1778  (26 years)

• Name	James Montgomery
  Birth	Abt 1752	Augusta County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1778	Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois, USA
  	G. R. Clark Regiment
  Person ID	I38735	Clan Montgomery Society | Hugh Montgomery and Jane Patrick
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Montgomery, Sr,   b. 1721, Virginia, USA d. 1 Nov 1797, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Nichols,   b. 1723, Wythe County, Virginia, USA d. 1777, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1748	Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F3081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  In 1778 was serving as a Lieutenant in Captain James William's Company ofCol. George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops. Hewas drowned in the Mississippi River when his canoe was upset by a bearnear Kaskaskia, Ill. while on duty; his estate was granted 2,666 acresfor his services. Trimble page 285 Submitted by Michael A. Montgomery, CMS 1712, on 9/6/98.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3094] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;), Source number: 1429.035; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. Record for Margaret Nichols https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=892086&indiv=try [S3094] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;), Source number: 15840.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Record for Margaret Nichols https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=892084&indiv=try [S3094] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;), Source number: 1429.035; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. Record for Samuel Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=850040&indiv=try [S3094] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;), Source number: 15840.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Record for Samuel Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=850035&indiv=try